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Douglas R. MacFarlane

Douglas R. MacFarlane

Chemistry
Australia
2022

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 117 Citations 52,061 731 World Ranking 199 National Ranking 5

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Awards & Achievements

2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ionic liquid, Inorganic chemistry, Electrolyte, Electrochemistry and Chemical engineering. His Ionic liquid research incorporates themes from Ion, Melting point, Nanotechnology and Solubility. His Inorganic chemistry study combines topics in areas such as Ionic conductivity, Plastic crystal, Ionic bonding, Catalysis and Conductivity.

As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Electrolyte, focusing on Lithium and, on occasion, Battery. The concepts of his Electrochemistry study are interwoven with issues in Aqueous solution, Metal, Sodium and Thermal stability. His study in Chemical engineering is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Conductive polymer and Polymer chemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Ionic-liquid materials for the electrochemical challenges of the future. (3198 citations)
  • Energy applications of ionic liquids (984 citations)
  • Use of Ionic Liquids for π-Conjugated Polymer Electrochemical Devices (981 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Douglas R. MacFarlane focuses on Ionic liquid, Inorganic chemistry, Electrolyte, Electrochemistry and Chemical engineering. Ionic liquid is a subfield of Organic chemistry that Douglas R. MacFarlane explores. His work deals with themes such as Ionic conductivity, Ion, Ionic bonding, Conductivity and Salt, which intersect with Inorganic chemistry.

In his research, Dielectric spectroscopy is intimately related to Lithium, which falls under the overarching field of Electrolyte. His Electrochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Nanotechnology, Redox and Catalysis. His work investigates the relationship between Chemical engineering and topics such as Polymer chemistry that intersect with problems in Conductive polymer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ionic liquid (46.50%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (46.71%)
  • Electrolyte (31.48%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Ionic liquid (46.50%)
  • Electrolyte (31.48%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (46.71%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ionic liquid, Electrolyte, Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Electrochemistry. His Ionic liquid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ion, Ionic bonding, Imide, Metal and Alkyl. The Electrolyte study which covers Sodium that intersects with Sulfur.

His Inorganic chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Dielectric spectroscopy, Catalysis, Ammonia, Salt and Aqueous solution. His Chemical engineering study which covers Electrode that intersects with Nanotechnology. While the research belongs to areas of Electrochemistry, Douglas R. MacFarlane spends his time largely on the problem of Redox, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Electrochemical cell.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Hierarchical Mesoporous SnO2 Nanosheets on Carbon Cloth: A Robust and Flexible Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with High Efficiency and Selectivity (282 citations)
  • Introduction: Ionic Liquids (243 citations)
  • Challenges and prospects in the catalysis of electroreduction of nitrogen to ammonia (228 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Catalysis

Inorganic chemistry, Electrolyte, Electrochemistry, Ionic liquid and Catalysis are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Inorganic chemistry brings together such families of science as Ammonia production, Ammonia, Substrate, Aqueous solution and Phosphonium. Douglas R. MacFarlane combines subjects such as Battery, Cathode and Energy storage with his study of Electrolyte.

The various areas that he examines in his Electrochemistry study include Redox, Platinum, Polysulfide and Nanocomposite. Douglas R. MacFarlane has researched Ionic liquid in several fields, including Ion, Ionic bonding, Lithium, Membrane and Chemical engineering. His Catalysis study incorporates themes from Electrocatalyst, Graphene, Overpotential, Faraday efficiency and Density functional theory.

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Best Publications

Ionic-liquid materials for the electrochemical challenges of the future.

Michel Armand;F Endres;Douglas Robert Macfarlane;Hiroyuki Ohno.
Nature Materials (2009)

2970 Citations

Vitrification as an approach to cryopreservation.

G.M. Fahy;D.R. MacFarlane;C.A. Angell;H.T. Meryman.
Cryobiology (1984)

1344 Citations

Use of Ionic Liquids for π-Conjugated Polymer Electrochemical Devices

Wen Lu;Andrei G. Fadeev;Baohua Qi;Elisabeth Smela.
Science (2002)

1313 Citations

Use of ionic liquids for pi-conjugated polymer electrochemical devices.

Wen Lu;Andrei G Fadeev;Baohua Qi;Elisabeth Smela.
Science (2002)

1258 Citations

Energy applications of ionic liquids

Douglas R. MacFarlane;Naoki Tachikawa;Maria Forsyth;Jennifer M. Pringle.
Energy and Environmental Science (2014)

1241 Citations

Pyrrolidinium Imides: A New Family of Molten Salts and Conductive Plastic Crystal Phases

Douglas R Macfarlane;Pavla Meakin;Jiazeng Sun;Nahid Amini.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (1999)

1176 Citations

Electrodeposition from Ionic Liquids

Frank Endres;Douglas MacFarlane;Andrew Abbott.
(2008)

961 Citations

Ionic Liquids in Electrochemical Devices and Processes: Managing Interfacial Electrochemistry

Douglas Robert Macfarlane;Maria Forsyth;Patrick Craig Howlett;Jennifer Mary Pringle.
Accounts of Chemical Research (2007)

669 Citations

Room-temperature molten salts based on the quaternary ammonium ion

Jiazeng Sun;Maria Forsyth;Douglas R Macfarlane.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (1998)

631 Citations

Ionic Liquids—An Overview

Stewart A Forsyth;Jennifer Mary Pringle;Douglas Robert Macfarlane.
Australian Journal of Chemistry (2004)

624 Citations

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